The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-30
FIVE FRESH ANECDOTES.
She Wanted Another Name-A German
Wi Nothing often in Denmark.

She Wanted Another Name-A German
Wi-NothiDg often in Denmark.
One day last week lady student of Cor
nell University discovered that her name
was incorrectly given in the list OF stu
dents, and fastened to the registrars Off ce
to have the error corrected. Are you en-
gagged Just now" was the first questi On
asked the registrar, in blissful ignorance Of
the lady's mission, and whose mind evil
IDENTIFY was wandering in matrimonial
channels. mo, indeed" replied the gal
liant official, with some little emphasis, his
face at the same time becoming the very
embodiment OF pleasant anticipations Of
the approaching leap year. "WeD, then,
/ should like to change my name" said
the iair visitor. "0h, you wouldW gasped
the young man, his countenance radiant
beyond all expression. And then the
young lady undertook to explain matters
more in detail, much TO the discontinue
Of the assailant. The story got out, aud
now there is hilarity in all the college
circles Boston Journal.
Moriiz Gotlieb Saphir, A Jewish journ-
aiist is regarded as the formest wit aud
humerist of the German speaking people
young couple, newly engaged were fav-
ored with a letter OF introduction, which
they duly presented. Now the gentleman
and ways, and his appearance struck the
eyes OF the obserVant journalist who had
heard about him. He said nothing, re-
ceived the pair with empressment, insisted
upon their being seated in the most COM
Portable easy chairs, assured them how
pleased he was to hear OF their engage
ment, and wound up with: NOW, pray,
you must, you really must, tell which OF
you is the BRIDE" He once described a
theater as being so full that the people
were Obliged to laugh perpeodic1larly;
there was no room to do so horizontally,
OF dull townlet he visited he rem Irked
that it was so quiet that but for an occas-
ionel death there would really be no lie
in the place.-LondOn Spectator.
A curious toll gate incident happened
near Farmersvllle, in Canada, the other
day. A party in a carriage had been de-
tanned for some time by hayrack block
ing the way. After it passed the gate
keeper explained as follows: "lll tell you
why that man was 30 long here. You see,
this morning he went past with load OF
hay so large it would not go through the
gate. To help him out OF trouble my
husband and myself got rails from the
fence and fixed up the side of the road so
he could drive around the gate, and he
got by without unloading. When he
came back lust now ne refused to pay
more than one way, as he said be had only
gone through the gate once. What do you
think of that?"- Boston Journal.
A story strikingly illustrating the feel
ing of safety experienced by the Gar when
In Denmark is going the rounds OF Oopen-
hagen. The other day his Majesty was
about TO pay visit to the capitol, and in
structed his valet to put few necessaries
in dressing bag to take with him. Wnlle
the servant was thus engaged the Gar hap
pened to enter the room, and, seeing his
man place two loaded revolvers in the bag.
exclaimed, with a smile: Ga, you may
leave those OUT We are in Denmark now"
New York World.
Bishop Potter is credited with the fol-
lowing joke: A young clergyman, not far
from Harlem, being on the eve oil mar.
rlage, and not wishing to trouble any OF
his clerical brethren, wrote to the Bishop,
ipquiriDg If, as he had already published
the bans from his own pulpit, he could
marry himself. The Bishop at once capped
the query with another: Gould you bury
yourself2" That settled it.